To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish
a registry of certain veterans who were stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama,
and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited a Fort McClellan Health Registry
Act.

2.

Fort McClellan
Health Registry

(a)

Establishment

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
establish and maintain a special record to be known as the Fort McClellan
Health Registry (in this section referred to as the
Registry).

(b)

Contents

Except as provided in subsection (c), the
Registry shall include the following information:

(1)

A list containing the name of each
individual who, while serving as a member of the Armed Forces, was stationed at
Fort McClellan, Alabama, at any time during the period beginning January 1,
1935, and ending on May 20, 1999, and who—

files a claim for
compensation under chapter 11 of such title on the basis of any disability
which may be associated with such service;

(C)

dies and is
survived by a spouse, child, or parent who files a claim for dependency and
indemnity compensation under chapter 13 of such title on the basis of such
service;

(D)

requests from the
Secretary a health examination under subsection (d); or

(E)

receives from the
Secretary a health examination similar to the health examination referred to in
subparagraph (D) and requests inclusion in the Registry.

(2)

Relevant medical
data relating to the health status of, and other information that the Secretary
considers relevant and appropriate with respect to, each individual described
in paragraph (1) who—

(A)

grants to the
Secretary permission to include such information in the Registry; or

(B)

at the time the
individual is listed in the Registry, is deceased.

(c)

Individuals
Submitting Claims or Making Requests Before Date of Enactment

If
in the case of an individual described in subsection (b)(1) the application,
claim, or request referred to in such subsection was submitted, filed, or made,
before the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, to the
extent feasible, include in the Registry such individual's name and the data
and information, if any, described in subsection (b)(2) relating to the
individual.

(d)

Examinations

Upon the request of a veteran who was
stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama, at any time during the period beginning
January 1, 1935, and ending on May 20, 1999, the Secretary shall provide the
veteran with a health examination (including any appropriate diagnostic tests)
and consultation and counseling with respect to the results of the examination
and the tests.

(e)

Outreach

(1)

Ongoing outreach
to individuals listed in Registry

The Secretary shall, from time
to time, notify individuals listed in the Registry of significant developments
in research on the health consequences of potential exposure to a toxic
substance or environmental hazard related to service at Fort McClellan.

(2)

Examination
outreach

The Secretary shall carry out appropriate outreach
activities with respect to the provision of any health examinations (including
any diagnostic tests) and consultation and counseling services under subsection
(d).

(f)

Consultation

The
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall consult with the Secretary of Defense to
acquire information maintained by the Secretary of Defense that the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs considers necessary to establish and maintain the
Registry.

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